The Surprise ‘Rick And Morty’ Premiere Threw Folks Into A Frenzy For McDonald’s Szechuan Dipping Sauce

The surprise premiere for Rick And Morty‘s third season on April Fool’s Day was a fine trick by the folks at Adult Swim. In past years, they’ve spent the “holiday” showing Tommy Wiseau’s masterpiece The Room on repeat or replacing all of their normal programs with Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos, so seeing a new episode of Rick And Morty from 8 pm until midnight EST was pleasant, even if the rest of the season won’t air until this summer.

McDonald’s Corp., carrying out its pledge to emphasize taste, features an “Imperial Pack” of 20 Chicken McNuggets with a Szechuan dipping sauce as part of its link, starting June 16, to Walt Disney Co.’s animated film “Mulan.” The film opens in theaters June 19. The pack, with a suggested price of $6.99, includes two large fries and two 21-ounce soft drinks. “Mulan” marks McDonald’s first global Happy Meal promotion and will run for four weeks in the U.S. On June 17, the company stages an event in Seattle for the promotion with figure skater Michelle Kwan.